MapInfo Professional 8.

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Release Notes

These Release Notes provide information on last minute enhancements and updates we have made to
MapInfo Professional 8.5. Please refer to the table of contents below for topics you may be interested in.

Sections in this Document:

Resolving Geocoding Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Google Earth Issue Resolved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Database Handling Suggestion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Google Earth Issue Resolved

Resolving Geocoding Issues

Inconsistency Reported
You may notice an inconsistency when you geocode using the geocoding server because
MapMarker always indicates unique close matches, but Envinsa does not.
When you perform a geocode using the server in Automatic Mode and select Do Not
Match for multiple matches, you should get the same results as when you select
Interactive Mode and choose Ignore for each close match. When you are using an
Envinsa server, and select the maximum candidates to 1, this does not occur.
To prevent this discrepancy, we recommend that Envinsa users not set MaxCandidates to
1 when performing a geocode in Interactive mode.

Geocoding Column in the Advanced Output Tab Important

When you are using the geocoding server and you set the Advanced Output tab entries,
make sure you specify a valid geocoding field. When you do not, the geocoding server
creates the points but does not update the specified output field.

Google Earth Issue Resolved

The new MultiGeometry tag in Google Earth enables KML images that are composed of
more than one boundary to be grouped into one. For example, the state of California used
to be made of 8 separate polygons that were listed separately in the Google Earth Places
list. A new tag allows developers to group these related polygons into one name in the
Places list.

Database Handling Suggestion

If you are working with a live, remote table that contains deleted records, MapInfo
Professional only geocodes until it gets to the first deleted record. You can prevent this by
refreshing the table before you begin geocoding. When you refresh the table, the deleted
record is packed so the issue does not occur.

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MapInfo Professional 8.5 Release Notes

Printing Recommendations
Enhancing Large Format Plotter Output
Some large format plotter drivers we tested (including the HP DesignJet 4000PS plotter)
have additional options for enhancing output and for troubleshooting software problems.
To enhance your large output image we suggest you experiment with these options.
For the HP DesignJet 4000PS plotter you can access these options:
1. From the File menu, select Print to display the Print dialog box.
2. Click Properties to display the Properties dialog box.
3. Click the Services tab and click Troubleshoot Software Problems. The
Troubleshoot Software Problems dialog box displays.

4. Click Send Job as a Bitmap (Process in Computer).

5. Click OK to save this setting.
This may help in printing very large raster and/or grid images when the map is at a high
resolution and you are printing to large paper sizes (for example, greater than 28000
pixels in any direction or 42 x 60 inches at 600 dpi). This is particularly recommended
when you are using the Enhanced Metafile output method for printing.
We also found that some HP printer drivers also had this option as an advanced printer
feature. Check the Advanced tab and enable the option, Send Job as a Raster to
produce similar results.
Note:

Release Notes

Using this setting will likely make the printing process slower, but your output will
be more reliable.

Printing Recommendations

Enhancing Translucent Rasters

This is a collection of recommendations for printing semi-translucent raster layers from
MapInfo Professional:

HP Plotter: Use a HPGL2/RTL driver and not a post script driver

Select the Print using Enhanced Metafile option in the Options > Preferences
> Output Settings

For best results select the Use ROP Method to Display Transparent Rasters in
the Advanced Printing Options dialog box. Click the Advanced button in the
Print dialog box to see this option.

Make sure there is plenty of temporary disk space

Spool the print jobs locally instead of at the plotter

Note:

See instructions for spooling print jobs locally in the MapInfo Professional
Printing Guide, which is available in the Documentation folder of your
installation directory.

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